Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
17.
Rights
conferred by registration.
Subject
to the other provisions of this Act, the registration of a layout-design shall,
if valid, give to the registered proprietor of layout-design the exclusive
right to the use of the layout-design and to obtain relief in respect of
infringement in the manner provided by this Act.
Explanation .- For removal
of doubts, it is hereby declared that the rights conferred by the registration
of a layout-design shall be available to the registered proprietor of that
layout design irrespective of the fact as to whether the layout-design is
incorporated in an article or not.